This JavaScript exception precision is out of range occurs if a number that is outside the range of 0 and 20 (or 21) is passed into toFixed(), toPrecision(), or toExponential() method.
Error Message:
RangeError: The number of fractional digits is out of range (Edge)
RangeError: The precision is out of range (Edge)
RangeError: precision {0} out of range (Firefox)
RangeError: toExponential() argument must be between 0 and 20 (Chrome)
RangeError: toFixed() digits argument must be between 0 and 20 (Chrome)
RangeError: toPrecision() argument must be between 1 and 21 (Chrome)
Error Type:
RangeError
What Happened?
There is a precision argument that is out of range in one of the methods, toExponential(), toFixed(), and toPrecision().
Example 1: In this example, the RangeError occurred as -100 to toFixed() is passed.
Javascript
function Geeks() {
try {
3.54.toFixed(-100);
console.log( "'Precision out of range'"
+ " error has not occurred" );
} catch (e) {
console.log( "'Precision out of range'"
+ " error has occurred" );
}
}
Geeks();
|
Output:
'Precision out of range' error has occurred
Example 2: In this example, the argument passed to toExponential() is -4, So the RangeError has occurred.
Javascript
function Geeks() {
try {
77.1234.toExponential(-4);
console.log( "'Precision out of range'"
+ " error has not occurred" );
} catch (e) {
console.log( "'Precision out of range'"
+ " error has occurred" );
}
}
Geeks();
|
Output:
'Precision out of range' error has occurred
Example 3: In this example, the RangeError occurred as -1 to toPrecision() is passed.
Javascript
function Geeks() {
try {
5643.9.toPrecision(-1);
console.log( "'Precision out of range'"
+ " error has not occurred" );
} catch (e) {
console.log( "'Precision out of range'"
+ " error has occurred" );
}
}
Geeks();
|
Output:
'Precision out of range' error has occurred
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Last Updated :
28 Jun, 2023
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